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. 2017 Sep 7;14(9):1026. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14091026

Table 5.

Answers to the question: What situations encountered in everyday work affect compliance with HH recommendations? SD—standard deviation; 95% CI.

Situation or Opinion That Impedes Hand Hygiene Number Mean SD 95% CI
Lack of soap and towels 54 4.5 0.79 4.265, 4.698
Insufficient amount of disinfectants 54 4.3 0.69 4.125, 4.505
Disinfectants causing irritation 54 3.7 0.82 3.461, 3.909
Skeptical attitude to hand hygiene 54 3.6 1.27 3.247, 3.938
Forgetting about hand hygiene 54 3.6 1.09 3.276, 3.872
The use of gloves is sufficient 54 3.5 1.11 3.803, 3.197
Disagreement with hand hygiene recommendations 54 3.3 1.28 2.928, 3.627
Overload of activities 54 3.2 0.95 2.964, 3.480
Lack of specific hand hygiene rules 54 3.2 1.12 2.897, 3.510
Lack of pattern of conduct among colleagues and supervisors 54 3.1 1.12 2.749, 3.362
Lack of a reward and punishment system 54 2.2 1.01 1.926, 2.481